The questions, and Ducas’ answers, will be published in the January 2014 issue of Professional Jeweller. As guest editor Ducas has set the agenda for the January issue, focusing on successful businesses launched by persons coming from outside of the jewellery industry.

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Ducas said of being named guest editor: "I was thrilled to be asked to guest edit the January issue. What a wonderful opportunity, as I also enjoy a challenge.

"I started in the jewellery business with no formal design training and I have often wondered whether my career would have been very different it I had gone to design school, taken an apprenticeship or entered the industry by a more conventional path. I learnt as I went along, progressing from the design of silver cufflinks and now fine jewellery. In this issue I want to look at others who have come in from the outside and are making an impact on our industry."

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